Adoptive and Begotten

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Adoptive adjective - Of parents and children; related by adoption.

Usage example: adoptive parents

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Begotten is an antonym for adoptive.

Nearby Words: adopt, adoption, adopted, adopting, adoptee

Begotten adjective - (of offspring) generated by procreation.

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Adoptive is an antonym for begotten.

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